RiYeN RoOtS

"MY MUSIC IS FOR MY PEOPLEI SAY IT AND PLAY IT HOW I FEEL IT.TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT, THAT'S JUST HOW I DO MY THING.I WON'T PLAY IT AT ALL IF I'M NOT FEELING ITTHIS MUSIC IS MY LIFEIT'S NO GAME OF FAME AND FORTUNETHIS IS ABOUT THE STRUGGLE OF A MAN'S VERY SOUL PUT TO MUSIC.SO IT'S VERY SERIOUS."~ RiYeN RoOtS
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Currently living the good life in the great mountains of Asheville,North Carolina.
RiYeN RoOtS gives raw uncut truth through his music, time and time again.
He invites us to take a look at ourselves and the everchanging world around us.With a talent for writing in a unique style, and an amazing sense of melody and rhythm, he creates songs with familar old timey vibes with very powerful lyrical content, continuing the tradition of great wordsmiths like Woody Guthrie,Willie Dixon,Blind Willie Johnson,Bob Dylan, Tom Waits,Peter Tosh, and Johnny Cash.
Following in the footsteps of those who have found a way to change the way
society thinks about topical issues such as the struggles between good and evil, feelings of the heart, freedom of opression, love, and of course them good old blues we all feel from time to time.
"A real diamond in the roughRawUncutJust the way God made him."
An artist with the whole world as his canvas.
I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot from RiYeN RoOtS for a long time



HERE ARE JUST A FEW THINGS FOLKS ARE SAYING ABOUT RiYeN RoOtS
"I KNOW YOUR HEART IS INTO IT.SO I'M SURE YOU'LL MAKE IT IN THIS BUISINESS.JUST KEEP GOING PLAYING THEM BLUES YOU'LL DO FINE."
DAVID "HONEYBOY" EDWARDS~ DELTA BLUES LEGEND 4/16/08
"KEEP IT UP, I LOVE YOUR TUNES. ! A.D.G. "
ARLO GUTHRIE 2007
"YOU WILL DO ITJUST TREAT EVERY SHOW LIKE IT'S THE BIGGEST GIG EVER.ALWAYS PLAY 100% FOR YOUR AUDIENCE AND YOU'LL DO WELL."
B.B KING IN PERSON FEB. 07'
"THANKS FOR KEEPING THE BLUES ALIVE RIYEN,YOU'RE AN AMBASSADOR OF THE BLUES.WE LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING YOU ON OUR ANNUAL BLUES JAM."
STEVEN JOHNSON (Grandson of Robert Johnson)
"Thanks for the kind words and support Riyen. Thanks for keeping the blues aliveAll the Best John" 8/15/07
JOHN HAMMOND JR.
"RiYeN RoOtS IS THE FUNKIEST CAT TO OPEN A SHOW FOR USKEEP YOUR EYE ON THIS GUY". -
JOHN LEE HOOKER JR.- SEPT 29th 2007
"RIYEN ROOTS MUSIC SOUNDS LIKE IF DAYS OF THE NEW HAD KEB' MO' FOR A SINGER.VERY COOL STUFF.I'LL BE WATCHING THIS GUY."
JOE BONNAMASSA 2007
"I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU PERFORM,MAY BE WHEN I GET BACK FROM MY AUSTRAILIAN LEG OF THE TOUR.I'M SURE IT WILL BE A GREAT LISTEN.BEST WISHES TO YOU RIYEN."
FIONA BOYES.
"MAY ALL YOUR BLUES BE ON THE RADIO"
BIG D AT 90.7 WWOZ LOUISIANA
"YOUR A COOL CAT BROTHER.YOU'LL MAKE IT.IT AIN'T EASY BUT I THINK YOU GOT IT MAN."
LIL' ED of LIL' ED & THE IMPERIALS
"I'LL GET IT ON THE AIR A.S.A.P."
BRIAN "DOC" SPENCER OF KNUV 91.5 FM LAS VEGAS
"MR. RIYEN. I WAS CHECKING OUT THE SOUNDS MAN! GREAT STUFF BRO.I LOOK FORWARD TO PLAYING WITH YOU, YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND.KEEP IT BLUES BABY!"
MUD MORGANFIELD - SON OF MUDDY WATERS
"THANKS FOR THE CDGOOD LUCK TO YOU ON YOUR SHOWS."
BOB MARGOILN (MUDDY WATERS GUITARIST)
"I REALLY LIKE YOUR MUSIC RIYEN,VERY COOL RHYTHMS"
REMY KABAKA (PERCUSSIONIST FOR THE ROLLING STONES)
"HAD A GREAT SHOW WITH YOU AT OUR ORANGE PEEL SHOWLOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT TIME."
MAC ARNOLD
"DON'T FORGET TO BOOGIE RIYEN"
LITTLE DAVE of CANNED HEAT